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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Is it possible to be autistic and this social?

lightbulbman
Posted: 03 Aug 2014, 4:08 am 

Replies: 18
Views: 1,824
Yes, Aspies can be social. One example is Jack Robison, the son of author John Robison. In the book Raising Cubby, it describes how Jack on the surface sounds like a typical teen, spending time with friends and defying parental authority, you know what I mean? But he still lacked key areas of social...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Can an Aspie become socially popular?

lightbulbman
Posted: 02 Jun 2014, 5:22 pm 

Replies: 18
Views: 2,435
The book, Raising Cubby, written by John Robison, described how John's son Jack "Cubby" Robison had many friends growing up, and also described that Jack even instinictively responded to facial expressions when he was a baby. Yet he still was diagnoised with Aspergers at age 17 or so. His Aspergers ...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Is Aspergers trendy?

lightbulbman
Posted: 28 May 2014, 3:27 pm 

Replies: 226
Views: 15,332
You mentioned that the female aspie traits on the list are too broad. I don't know if it is true, but is it true that females on the autism spectrum are usually more severely affected than males? I've heard of a local female aspie in the area I was growing up in, she had an intense obsession with st...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Is Aspergers trendy?

lightbulbman
Posted: 27 May 2014, 3:08 pm 

Replies: 226
Views: 15,332
I read that only 12% of people with the high functioning end of the autism spectrum disorder, equivalent to whats called Aspergers, are mentally gifted. Good examples include Temple Grandin and John Robison, both who wrote books about their autism. I read one post somewhere on WP that the poster did...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: can chronic anxiety cause narrow, intense interests?

lightbulbman
Posted: 23 Feb 2014, 3:39 pm 

Replies: 6
Views: 1,296
Thanks all for the replies. I personally know two people who officially have been diagnoised with Aspergers, met them in person and hanged out with them and all. They definitely would understand when a person is looking at a watch. My major special interest, is in lights which I have had a lifelong ...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: can chronic anxiety cause narrow, intense interests?

lightbulbman
Posted: 22 Feb 2014, 12:58 pm 

Replies: 6
Views: 1,296
Way back over 15 years ago, my mom suspected I had Asperger's because I had a narrow range of interests and always thinking about them virtually every minute of the day. I also had repeative behavior. However the psychiatrist (he specialized in autism) claimed I was not on the spectrum because he sa...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Is Jack Robison really on the autism spectrum?

lightbulbman
Posted: 15 Nov 2013, 4:18 am 

Replies: 9
Views: 3,496
I read the book by John Robison called Raising Cubby about raising his son Jack "Cubby" Robison. I noticed that John mentioned that Cubby naturally understood facial expressions like smiles, etc and responded back to his mom with the facial expressions when he was a baby. From what I understand, mos...
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